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FWIW, Guido's role at Google wasn't specific to Python. He worked on real product teams and contributed much more than his Python expertise. The article seems
by scottmp10 14y ago
FWIW, Guido's role at Google wasn't specific to Python. He worked on real product teams and contributed much more than his Python expertise.
The article seems to think that Dropbox hired him for his thorough knowledge of Python, which probably had some role in the hiring decision, but I expect that the primary motivation was to acquire an excellent engineer.